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Jason Tunks (born May 7, 1975 in London, Ontario, Canada) is an international level discus thrower representing Canada.

World Ranking: 35th

Quick Notes:

• Jason is married to Netherlands shot putter Lieja Tunks

• Holder of National Record at 67.88m

• Graduated from Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London

• Attended Southern Methodist University in Texas on a track scholarship

• 6'6, 270lbs.

• Former shot putter

Personal Bests:

• Discus throw - 67.88m (222-8) - ACU, Abilene, Texas, May 14, 1998 - National Record

• Shot put - Outdoor: 19.06m (62' 6 1/2) - Austin, Texas, April 5, 1997 Indoor: 18.97m (62' 3) - Blacksburg, Virginia, February 23, 2001

Major Events

Olympics

Atlanta 1996 - 33rd - 55.84m (183.20ft)

Sydney 2000 - 6th - 65.80m (215.88ft)

Athens 2004 - 15th - 61.21m (200.82ft)

IAAF World Championships in Athletics

1997 World Championships in Athletics at Athens - 9th - 62.30m (204.40ft)

1999 World Championships in Athletics at Seville - 20th - 60.20m (197.51ft)

2001 World Championships in Athletics at Edmonton - 9th - 63.79m (209.28ft)

2003 World Championships in Athletics at Paris - 11th - 62.21m (204.10ft)

2005 World Championships in Athletics at Helsinki - 8th - 63.77m (209.22ft)

Commonwealth Games

1998 Commonwealth Games at Kuala Lumpur - 3rd - 62.22m (204.13ft)

2002 Commonwealth Games at Manchester - 2nd - 62.61m (205.41ft)

2006 Commonwealth Games at Melbourne - 2nd - 63.07m (206.92ft)

Pan American Games

1999 Pan American Games at Winnipeg - 3rd - 61.75m (202.59ft)

2003 Pan American Games at Santo Domingo - 1st - 63.70m (208.99ft)

World Cup in Athletics

2002 World Cup at Madrid - 5th - 62.89m (206.33ft)

Goodwill Games

1998 Goodwill Games at Uniondale, New York - 4th - 62.53m (205.15ft)

2001 Goodwill Games at Brisbane - 7th - 61.70m (202.43ft)

Progression

Bold is personal best.

1994 - 58.76m (192.78ft) - July 14

1995 - 58.66m (192.45ft) - July 1

1996 - 63.86m (209.51ft) - May 18

1997 - 65.20m (213.91ft) - April 12

1998 - 67.88m (222.70ft) - May 14

1999 - 65.54m (215.03ft) - May 13

2000 - 66.28m (217.45ft) - May 6

2001 - 67.70m (222.11ft) - June 9

2002 - 66.50m (218.18ft) - January 28

2003 - 66.55m (218.34ft) - April 26

2004 - 66.15m (217.03ft) - May 19

2005 - 66.59m (218.47ft) - June 11

2006 - 66.50m (218.18ft) - February 25

Fellow Competitors

Courtesy of the IAAF World Rankings

• Virgilijus Alekna, Lithuania, World Ranking: 1st

• Gerd Kanter, Estonia, World Ranking: 2nd

• Mario Pestano, Spain, World Ranking: 3rd

• Jarred Rome, U.S., World Ranking: 4th

• Piotr Małachowski, Poland, World Ranking: 5th

• Aleksander Tammert, Estonia, World Ranking: 6th

• Ian Waltz, U.S., World Ranking: 7th

• Ehsan Haddadi, Iran, World Ranking: 8th

• Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly, Egypt, World Ranking: 9th

• Rutger Smith, Netherlands, World Ranking: 10th

• Jason Tunks, 35th

• Other Canadians in world rankings: Dariusz Robert Slowik, 20th

External links

• Jason and Lieja Tunks's official website

• Athletics Canada

• Athletics Canada profile on Jason Tunks (PDF)

• IAAF.org

Information Updated: July 22, 2007